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Prepare self and equipment, and assess facilities and cattle, for
tuberculin (Tb) testing
Level
4
Credits
2
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to prepare self and
equipment, and assess facilities and cattle, for tuberculin (Tb) testing.
Subfield
Animal Care and Handling
Domain
Tuberculosis (Tb) Testing of Domestic Cattle and Deer
Status
Registered
Status date
22 May 2009
Date version published
22 May 2009
Planned review date
31 December 2014
Entry information
Open.
Accreditation
Evaluation of documentation and visit by NZQA, industry
and teaching professional in the same field from another
provider.
Standard setting body (SSB)
Primary Industry Training Organisation
Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP) reference
0052
This AMAP can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Special notes
1
Legislation includes but is not limited to – Biosecurity Act 1993, Biosecurity (National
Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Management Strategy) Order 1998, Health and Safety in
Employment Act 1992.
2
References
National Bovine Tuberculosis Pest Management Strategy, National Operational Plan:
1 July 2005 – 30 June 2013, Animal Health Board, July 2005.
Authorisation and Accreditation Quality Management Manual, Version 8.1 (referred to
as the Manual), Animal Health Board, January 2008.
Cattle Tb Tester Guidelines, Issue 5, Animal Health Board, October 2008.
The latest versions of the above references must be used and are available from the
Animal Health Board website, http://www.ahb.org.nz.
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Elements and performance criteria
Element 1
Prepare self and equipment, and assess facilities and cattle, for tuberculin (Tb) testing.
Performance criteria
1.1
Arrangements are made for Tb testing with the stock owners or persons in
charge of animals in accordance with allocation.
1.2
Personal equipment and Tb testing equipment are prepared in accordance with
the requirements of the test, and application.
1.3
Farm, herd and stock owner details on allocation are checked with the farmer or
persons in charge of animals for accuracy.
1.4
Circumstances where tests must not be carried out are described in accordance
with Cattle Tb Tester Guidelines.
Range
1.5
stage of pregnancy, presence of pain, body condition, safety of
facilities.
Cattle are identified and assessed, and facilities are assessed, for situations of
unsuitability for the Tb test in accordance with Cattle Tb Tester Guidelines and
allocation.
Range
situations of cattle unsuitability include – stage of pregnancy,
presence of pain, body condition, inability to stand;
situations of facility unsuitability include – design or maintenance
of facility preventing restraint of cattle for testing.
Please note
Providers must be accredited by NZQA, or an inter-institutional body with delegated
authority for quality assurance, before they can report credits from assessment against
unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be accredited by NZQA before they can register
credits from assessment against unit standards.
Accredited providers and Industry Training Organisations assessing against unit standards
must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Accreditation requirements and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this
standard are outlined in the Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP). The
AMAP also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations
wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for
tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
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Comments on this unit standard
Please contact the Primary Industry Training Organisation standards@primaryito.ac.nz if
you wish to suggest changes to the content of this unit standard.
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